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DSHEA – 20 Years Later – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

I. Historical Background It’s hard to remember, but dietary supplements were almost regulated out of existence before Congress passed the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) in October 1994. Since the early 1900s, when vitamins A and D were promoted as fish oil supplements...

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Forecasting Developments In Privacy And Data Security Laws – Trends In Healthcare Protections Provide Lessons For All Companies

According to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, 864,133,052 records containing sensitive personal information have been breached in 4,249 publicly reported incidents since 2005.[1] Recent high-profile data breaches hit a huge number of consumers and demonstrated the vulnerability and ubiquity...

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Fourth Circuit Denies False Claims Act Liability For Regulatory Violations Related To Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Last month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of a False Claims Act (“FCA”) suit against Omnicare, Inc. and related entities in relation to Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement of drugs that the relator alleged were...

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